Eddie Murphy Germaphobia left out of new documentary

Murphy’s ex, Mel B, 50, has also pulled back the curtain on some of Murphy’s private habits, detailing the immaculate mansion he kept during their brief relationship in 2006, which resulted in them having child Angel, 18, who recently came out as transgender.

She said: “His bathroom is perfect and he lives in a paradise home. He doesn’t like surprises, he doesn’t like disorder; all those seemingly crazy, improvised comedy performances are carefully constructed. There was something about Eddie’s house that was like a gilded cage… he was an anxious germaphobe… a total germ freak.”

She also recalled that Murphy hated it when she fired his staff and asked him to cook because he “barely knew how to use his stove.”

“You had to learn Eddie’s rules… what evenings we could spend with his friends, when we could cook and when we could watch TV,” she said. Spice Girls singer Mel added: “I had to brainstorm movie choices with his friend because I saw it as a test.”